HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards
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Recognising Exceptional Initiatives in the Greater Bay Area
Introducing the HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards, a prestigious event that recognises the remarkable endeavors of Hong Kong and Macau-based companies within the Greater Bay Area. This highly esteemed programme celebrates exceptional initiatives that promote collaboration, investment, and development within the region.
Nomination is open to companies based in Hong Kong and Macau with projects and initiatives launched within the Greater Bay Area.
Past winners include Allianz Trade, Hang Seng Bank, HKT, Hong Kong Productivity Council, Mead Johnson, and Standard Chartered Bank.
Be the next visionary enterprise to be honoured for driving the progress and prosperity of the Greater Bay Area!
Testimonials
What do our winners have to say about winning the award?
John Wong Head of Global Liquidity and Cash Management, Commercial Banking at Hang Seng Bank Limited
We are very glad to see the recognition from Hong Kong Business on Hang Seng Bank's outstanding work that we are doing for our clients in the Greater Bay Area. It is our honor to receive this award.
John Wong Head of Global Liquidity and Cash Management, Commercial Banking at Hang Seng Bank Limited
Anthony Lin CEO, Greater Bay Area, Standard Chartered Bank
It is our great honor to receive this award. This is a very important milestone for our business development in the Greater Bay Area and I think this award is very encouraging. It is a very good testimonial of our clients and partners that they believe in our strategy and in the things that we are doing.
Anthony Lin CEO, Greater Bay Area, Standard Chartered Bank
Frank Chau Head of Greater Bay Area Strategy Implementation, Client Coverage, HSBC Commercial Banking Hong Kong
We are very honoured to be the recipient of the inaugural Hong Kong Business Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards under the category of Business Banking and SME Banking. It is a recognition to the work that we have done to have customers grow and realize the ambitions in the GBA and also we reinforce our position as one of the leading international banks in the region. Thank you to the Hong Kong Business, our GBA team in the bank, our ecosystem partners, and most importantly our customers for the ongoing support.
Frank Chau Head of Greater Bay Area Strategy Implementation, Client Coverage, HSBC Commercial Banking Hong Kong
Pankaj Agarwal General Manager, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Cross-Border, Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong)
Thank you Hong Kong Business magazine for this award. It is a great honor for us to receive this accolade. The award recognizes the successful execution of one of our proudest projects this year, the launch of the Enfa A+ NeuroPro upgraded formula in the Hong Kong and South China region.
Pankaj Agarwal General Manager, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Cross-Border, Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong)
Watch videos from past winners
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2024 Winner: Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2024 Winner: Hang Seng Bank Limited
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2024: GienTech Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2024 Winner: Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong) Limited
Hong Kong Greater Bay Enterprise Awards 2024 Winner: Shing Hing Plastic Manufacturing Limited
Hong Kong Business Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2024 Winner: Vicon Construction Company Limited
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Why you should enter
SHARE YOUR STORY
Talk about your initiatives that demonstrated deeper integration and coordinated development with the Greater Bay Area, in an interview that you can share with clients, peers, and colleagues.
AMPLIFY
Reach potential clients as you let your projects and initiatives be known and honored. Aligned with marketing and promotional plans, winners may use the official HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards logo as a seal of excellence.
EXPOSURE
Have the opportunity to be featured in the definitive magazine for Hong Kong and China's business leaders, the Hong Kong Business. With its monthly circulation of 15,000 copies and 17,960 monthly active users in its website, you are sure to reach elite level decision makers in Hong Kong and China.
NEWS
Guidelines and Pricing
GUIDELINES
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Each company may submit up to three (3) different entries in the nominations.
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Nomination is free of charge. If your company wins, you are obliged to proceed booking your chosen winner's package option to maximize the benefits of your win.
ELIGIBILITY
The awards programme is open to any company based in Hong Kong or Macau. Companies in the following industries are not eligible to join the awards programme: cryptocurrency, tobacco, multilevel marketing, and products with claim of health benefits.
Eligible companies may nominate any project/initiatives launched in the Greater Bay Area that highlight the excellent work of the company and fulfills the following criteria :
✔ Demonstrates deeper integration or coordinated economic development between Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area
✔ Initiative should demonstrate successful economic impact for the development of the Greater Bay Area
Timeline: The initiative must have been launched or had upgrades, in part or in full, in the last 24 calendar months.
CATEGORIES
Awards will be given for successful projects in each category and certain categories will also have sub- categories:
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Automotive Services
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Accounting
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Advertising
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Aerospace
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Aerospace & Defense
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Agriculture
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Airline
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Analytics
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Apparel
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Architecture
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Asset Management
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Automotive & Transport Equipment
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Aviation
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Banking
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Beauty & Cosmetics
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Blockchain
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Broadcasting
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Brokerage
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Building Services & Facilities
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Business Banking
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Business Insurance
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Business Services
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Cargo Handling
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Chemicals
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Commercial Building Construction
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Commercial Real Estate Trust
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Compliance Consulting
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Computer Hardware
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Computer Services
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Computer Software
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Conglomerates
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Consulting
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Consumer Products - Durables
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Consumer Products - Non-Durables
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Corporate & Investment Banking
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Corporate Advisory
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Cosmetics
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Data Center
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Department Stores
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Dining & Entertainment
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Direct Selling
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Diversified Services
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Education
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Electronic Manufacturing
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Electronics
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Employment Services
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Energy
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Engineering
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Entertainment Experience
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Executive Search
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Financial Services
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Financial Technology
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Food & Beverage
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Food Manufacturing Solutions
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Food Safety
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Furniture and Fixture
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Health & Wellness
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Health Insurance
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Health Products & Services
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Heavy Civil Construction
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Hospitality & Leisure
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Human Resource Technology
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Human Resources Consulting
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Industrial Construction
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Infant and Child Nutrition
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Insurance Broker
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Internet/New Media
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Investment Banking
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IT Services
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Life Insurance
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Legal
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Logistics
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Logistics Equipment
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Luxury Retail
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Machining and Tooling
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Manufacturing
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Marine and Offshore Engineering
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Marine Services
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Materials & Construction
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Media & Entertainment
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Metals & Mining
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Motion Picture & Video
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Music
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Non-Profit or Government Organizations
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Oil & Gas
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Online Banking
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Payments Banking
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Personal Insurance
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Pharmaceuticals
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Property Services
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Real Estate
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Residential Building Construction
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Residential Product Manufacturing
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Retail
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Retail Banking
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Semiconductor
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Shipping
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SME Banking
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Technology
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Telecommunications
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Television
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Transportation
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Utilities
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Venture Capital
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Virtual Banking
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Wealth Banking
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Wholesale
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Wholesale Banking
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
Nominations will be deliberated based on the following judging criteria:
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Investment & Commitment- Does the project demonstrates an investment and commitment to the Greater Bay Area's deeper integration and economic development?
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Effectiveness & Impact - Did the project achieve its objectives and targets and what measures have been used to assess its success? What was the impact on your company and in the Greater Bay Area? If the project is a solution provided for a client, what is the overall feedback of your client?
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Dynamism - Is the strategy, project, service or product flexible to changes and progressive opportunities?
HOW TO ENTER?
1. Go to the online nomination form.
2. Read the nomination guidelines.
3. Fill out the required fields.
- Company and entrant details
- Choose your category
- Project title
- Project summary (500-words)
- Client testimonials (optional)
- Project achievements
- Choose a winner's package
4. Once you're done, you will receive an email confirmation of your nomination.
5. Submit three (3) project photos and supporting documents by email.
Note:
- Each company may submit up to three (3) different entries in the nominations.
- Each nomination form is valid for one category only. Fill out the form again if you will nominate another project or in another category.
- Photos are required while supporting documents are optional but will highly increase the chances of winning.
- Nomination is free of charge. If you win, you are obliged to proceed booking your chosen winner’s package option.
PRICING
Nomination is free of charge. Should you win, the winners package secures your seats at the prestigious awards dinner and gives you access to a wide range of valuable benefits at an exclusive cost. To know more about the entitlements and pricing, please email [email protected].
Past Winners
Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific
Business Insurance
GienTech Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
IT Services
Hang Seng Bank Limited
Banking
Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong) Limited
Infant and Child Nutrition
Sanofi
Healthcare
Shing Hing Plastic Manufacturing Limited
Manufacturing
Sino Jet
Aviation
Vicon Construction Company Limited
Heavy Civil Construction
- Business Insurance
- Digital Banking
- Telecommunications
Hong Kong Productivity Council
- Automotive & Transport System
- Manufacturing Technology
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
- Non-Profit or Government Organizations
Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong) Limited
- Infant and Child Nutrition
- Supply Chain Finance
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Payments Banking
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Wealth Banking
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
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SME Banking
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Business Banking
Hong Kong Asset Management Ltd
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Asset Management
Huobi Technology Holdings Limited
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Blockchain
EC Healthcare
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Health & Wellness
Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong) Limited
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Infant and Child Nutrition
Tencent's Lightspeed & Quantum Studios
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Media & Entertainment
Contact Us
For more details, contact:
Hong Kong contact: Louis Shek | Regional contact: Jane Patiag
HK: +852 3972 7166 | SG: +(65) 3158 1386
Meet the Judges
*subject to change
Mark Gilbraith
China Consulting, Consumer, Health and Technology Industry Leader
PwC China
China Consulting, Consumer, Health and Technology Industry Leader
PwC China
Ben Huang
National Head of International Business
Grant Thornton China
National Head of International Business
Grant Thornton China
Jason Yau
Partner & Regional Leader, Asia-Pacific
RSM
Partner & Regional Leader, Asia-Pacific
RSM
Gordon Gao
Tax Partner & General Manager
BDO China Tax, BDO Tax Limited
Tax Partner & General Manager
BDO China Tax, BDO Tax Limited
Event Photos
Testimonials
Check out what past winners have said upon receiving their award.
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2024 Winner: Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2024 Winner: Hang Seng Bank Limited
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2024: GienTech Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2024 Winner: Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong) Limited
Hong Kong Greater Bay Enterprise Awards 2024 Winner: Shing Hing Plastic Manufacturing Limited
Hong Kong Business Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2024 Winner: Vicon Construction Company Limited
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2022 Winner: Hang Seng Bank Limited
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2022 Winner: Hong Kong Productivity Council
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2022 Winner: Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2022 Winner: HKT Limited
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2022 Winner: Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong) Limited
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2021 Winner: Hang Seng Bank Limited
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2021 Winner: Standard Chartered Hong Kong
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2021 Winner: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
HKB Greater Bay Area Enterprise Awards 2021 Winner: Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong) Limited
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Frequently Asked Questions
What can I nominate?
You may nominate a project/initiative launched in the Greater Bay Area that highlight the excellent work of the company and fulfills the following criteria:
✔ Demonstrates deeper integration or coordinated economic
development between Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area
✔ Initiative should demonstrate successful economic impact for the
development of the Greater Bay Area
Timeline: The initiative must have been launched or had upgrades, in part or in full, in the last 24 calendar months.
How do I nominate?
- Go to the online nomination form and read the nomination guidelines.
- Fill in the required details about the company and contact person for the nomination.
- Select your category.
- Provide your project title, 500-word write-up, client feedback (if any), key achievements, and photos of the project that you are nominating.
- Wait for the nomination confirmation email and acknowledge it once received.
Note:
Photos are required while supporting documents are optional but will highly increase the chances of winning.
Can I send two or more entries for one category?
Yes, you may send multiple but different entries for one category. One online form is equivalent to one entry so if you are nominating multiple entries, please enter each separately.
How many winners per category?
Awards will be given for successful projects in each category and certain categories will also have sub categories.
Is there a cost to nominate?
Nomination is free. If your company wins, you are obliged to book any of the winner's package options. To know more about the entitlements and pricing, please email [email protected]
Will there be an awards dinner this year?
Yes, there will be an awards ceremony and dinner this year to be held in Hong Kong.
When is the deadline to submit an entry?
The deadline for this year's nomination entries is on 6 October 2023, Friday.
What is Hong Kong Business?
Hong Kong Business is the only English-language business dedicated to Hong Kong and China. Essential coverage includes the economy, investment, manufacturing, technology, travel and trade, plus special overseas features with in-depth reporting on bilateral economic ties with Hong Kong.